NCAA Meets With Texas A&M's Manziel

Published on August 27 2013 6:31 am
Last Updated on August 27 2013 6:31 am
Written by Millie Lange

(College Station, TX) -- The NCAA is digging into the controversy surrounding Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. ESPN says officials met with the Heisman Trophy winner for six hours on Sunday to question him about allegations that he accepted payments for autographs from memorabilia dealers. The NCAA is unsure if it will need to meet with Manziel again.

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